Update: Arise TV anchor Rufai Oseni arraigned in court, found guilty of contravening transport laws

Arise TV anchor, Rufai Oseni, was on Tuesday, August 2, arraigned in court, and found guilty of contravening Lagos state transport laws.



According to the spokesperson of the Lagos state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Rufai was fined Seventy thousand Naira, he made the payment and his vehicle was released to him.

 

Rufai got into trouble on Monday, August 1, after he drove on the lane dedicated to Bus Rapid Transit BRT.

 

 

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